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The final was played at the Peak, Rototuna with a very large number of spectators present and they were not disappointed as it was a fiercely and tightly contested match for three quarters of the game.

Following a defeat the last time these two teams met Uni Premier began with aggression and drive and this saw them up by 11 goals at the end of the first quarter.

Jessie Taane and Fiesola Puamau interchanging between goal attack and goal shooter played their best games of the season shooting at 88%.

They also moved well to find space with precision. Georgia Tong at goal keep did an outstanding defensive job against the tall Marist shooter. The ball flowed well through court at speed by the mid courters who also feed some great ball into the shooters.

The remaining three quarters of the game were much closer with only two goals the difference in the second quarter, five goals difference the final quarter and Verdettes Marist Old Girls winning the third quarter by a goal.

The score did not reflect how close this game was, particularly during the third quarter. Unfortunately an injury to goal attack for Marist, Aroha Crombie towards the end of this quarter meant the team lost momentum but they did rally and played well for the remainder of the game.

For Verdettes Marist Old Girls Tennille McDonald at centre for three quarters of the game along with Niki Crombie at wing attack for the second half injected some speed and finesse through the mid court.

The defense also did a volume of work but this was not always able to be converted into goals. Verdettes Marist Old Girls admit that a slow first quarter was in the main what cost them the game but overall a great final and happy with their season.

Uni Premier were stoked and very happy with the win. The Uni Premier team included four of the original members from the winning team ten years ago, including Rebecca Gabel as coach and players Rachel Fabling, Jessie Taane and Natalie Mourits.

These three players were all on court for the starting lineup which is a real testament to the players, the team and the Uni club.

Prior to the final being played the remaining six teams played off to determine final rankings although rules for who played were relaxed so some teams had players playing up and from other teams. The games were played in good spirt by all involved. Overall a great season of netball.

Prize giving was held at the end of the final and acknowledgement by Val Temm, President of Trust Waikato Netball Centre to the players, coaches, staff, volunteers, bench personnel and umpires that allowed the competition to occur which was of high calibre.